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Herbert Matter

Herbert Robert Matter (April 25, 1907 – May 8, 1984) was a Swiss-born American photographer and graphic designer known for his pioneering use of photomontage in commercial art. Matter's innovative and experimental work helped shape the vocabulary of 20th-century graphic design.

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Known for
Photomontage
Awards
AIGA medal (1983)
Education
École des Beaux-Arts (Geneva) Académie Moderne (Paris)
Born
(1907-04-25)April 25, 1907 Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland
Died
May 8, 1984(1984-05-08) (aged 77) Southampton, New York, U.S.
Occupations
Graphic designer, photographer, professor

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related to Bibliography · 25
Herbert Matter → Baseline, Baseline International Typographics Magazine, Design, Exhibition, Eye, French, German, Graphic Design, Historical Dictionary, History, Italian, Jeffrey Head, John Hill, Kerry William Purcell, Matter, Modernist Photography, No, Photo-Graphics, Stanford University Libraries, Switzerland
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Herbert Matter → Archives, Calder, Calder FoundationYale Collection, Constructions, Directors Club, IMDb, Manuscripts, Matter Photographs, MS, Official, Sculptures, Stanford University LibrariesHerbert Matter, Works, Yale University Library, YouTube
Awards · 1
Herbert Matter → AIGA medal (1983)
Born · 1
Herbert Matter → (1907-04-25)April 25, 1907 Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland
Died · 1
Herbert Matter → May 8, 1984(1984-05-08) (aged 77) Southampton, New York, U.S.
Education · 1
Herbert Matter → École des Beaux-Arts (Geneva) Académie Moderne (Paris)
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Herbert Matter → Photomontage
Occupations · 1
Herbert Matter → Graphic designer, photographer, professor
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Herbert Matter → Arthur Beecher Carles (father-in-law) Jordan Matter (grandson) Salish Matter (great granddaughter)
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Herbert MatterEducationÉcole des Beaux-Arts (Geneva) Académie Moderne (Paris)1.00infobox
Herbert MatterKnown forPhotomontage1.00infobox
Herbert MatterOccupationsGraphic designer, photographer, professor1.00infobox
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